Message:  In Deuteronomy 32 God had told Moses to teach the Israelites a song that he wanted them to learn and pass through their generations. God knew that they would continue in their rebellion when they reached the promised land... Continue reading →

Message:  In 1 Thessalonians 2 Paul was defending his character in the way he and Timothy had brought in the gospel without motives and without burdening the church financially. They were all under persecution and we have seen in other... Continue reading →

Message:  1 Thessalonians was a letter written to the church of Thessalonica after Paul started this church but was forced to leave abruptly because of persecution. This letter has a much different tone than the previous letters. It begins with... Continue reading →

Message:  Colossians 4 is the final chapter and last thoughts in Paul’s short letter to the church of Colossae. Paul encouraged them (and us) to devote ourselves to prayer and to stay alert in it with thanksgiving. This is big... Continue reading →

Message:  Right off the top of Colossians 3 was the first verse to grab my attention this morning. “Set you mind on things above, not on things of earth.” I have heard that scripture literally all of my life but... Continue reading →

Message:  In Colossians 2 I can feel the anguish in Paul’s heart that he wanted to be there to say these things in person but from a prison cell he conveyed to them that even in his physical absence he... Continue reading →

Message:  Colossians is another short letter to the church of Colossae which started with a typical greeting from Paul and an acknowledgment of thankfulness for them. He told them he was praying for their growth and maturity and then got... Continue reading →

Message:  Philippians 4 is the ending to Paul’s letter to the church of Philippi. He began by urging them to help some named women who contended for the gospel and worked alongside Paul’s team. From there Paul expressed gratitude to... Continue reading →

Message:  In Philippians 3 Paul was warning the church of Philippi to watch out for “dogs”, evil workers and those who mutilated flesh. This was all descriptive of the Jews who were still trying to persuade the church that their... Continue reading →

Message:  Philippians 2 spoke right to my heart this morning. Paul was talking about the need for humility in the church and this is exactly what I have been praying for lately as I pray for my own humility and... Continue reading →

Message:  I have been praying through so much lately as we have all watched social media go crazy with division. As the divide widens and people become more and more angry there is so much foolishness being spewed out. Like... Continue reading →

Message:  In Ephesians 6Paul started offby directing children to obey their parents. The end of chapter 5 had been all about marriage and then suddenly Paul started talking about slaves and their masters. It’s difficult reading scripture commanding slaves to... Continue reading →

Message:  In Ephesians 5Paul went from the topic of unity and ministry right into our conduct as Christians. He starts by telling the church to “be imitators of God”. I’ve heard that scripture so many times that sometimes it loses... Continue reading →

Message:  In Ephesians 4 Paul was talking about the unity of the body of Christ and reminds the church (and us) to “walk worthy of the call” and diligently keep the unity. He reminded them that there is one body... Continue reading →

Message:  In Ephesians 3 Paul was talking about the grace given to him to receive revelation knowledge and understand. Things that were not revealed to previous generations were being revealed to him. It seemed he was talking specifically about Gentiles... Continue reading →

Message:  In Ephesians 2 Paul was talking about reconciliation. He explained how at one time Jews and Gentiles were separated and categorized as “circumcised” and “uncircumcised”. Jews were chosen people and when they called the Gentiles “uncircumcised” they were acknowledging... Continue reading →

The Well of Wisdom Message:  The whole book of Proverbs is about following wisdom and building character. Chapter 20 in today’s read particularly stood out to me as I sift through so many questions about the current state of our... Continue reading →

Message:  Galatians 6 concludes Paul’s letter to the church of Galatia. He continued the theme of his message to them about the danger of listening to these men that wanted them to be circumcised. He also spoke to them about... Continue reading →

Message:  In Galatians 5 Paul continued addressing the fact that the church wasbeing influenced by Jews who wanted them to follow the law as part of their salvation and to be circumcised. Paul was urging them not to “pick up... Continue reading →

Message:  Galatians  4 has some powerful illustrations and I had to be careful in understanding the interpretation of the analogies Paul used between the spiritual and the physical because they were similar but yet so interwoven. He started off by... Continue reading →